Exhibitions and activities
Born in 1980. Lives and works in Lyon.
Education and Residences
2007 Residence in Thessaloniki, Greece
From March to September
2000.2005 Saint Etienne Academy of Art & Design, France
Fine Art Degrees: DNAP and DNSEP Art - with a distinction in theoretical practice
2004 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
From January to July. Diploma in video, film, history of film and figure drawing - Class: First
Solo Exhibitions
April 2008 ‘Introduction to historical characters’, EAC, Lyon, France.
Nov 2007 ‘The Artodox Question’, Galerie 14, Lyon, France.
Group Exhibitions
Jan 2010 'Dessine-moi', Galerie Saffir, Marseille (13), France.
'Dessins politiques' series showed.
May 2009 'Vernand's Contemporary Art Festival', Fourneaux (42), France.
'Burning Bush' outside sculpture made in situ.
February 2009 ‘M comme...’, Museum of Moldings, Lyon, France.
‘Wallpaintings’ made in situ. Two paintings on three kept by the museum until now.
December 2008 ‘Oh no John!’, Strasbourg, France.
‘Ilion’ piece showed.
November 2008 XXIInd painting prize exhibition of Saint Gregoire’s city (France).
‘La sacrifiction’ showed (from the M. C. Museum of Fine-Arts).
‘Oh no John!’, Design Biennal of Saint-Etienne, France, off-side.
‘Ilion’ piece showed.
March 2008 ‘7th Biennial of young creation’, Houilles, France.
Showed ‘Doxa's Masters and martyrs’ series.
February 2008 ‘8th Mourlot painting prize exhibition, Galerie Mourlot, Marseille, France.
Exhibited ‘Le Conseil de Francesca’ and ‘Le triomphe des innocents’ (from the MCMOFA).
Sept 2007 ‘Dispersion’, Action Field Kodra, 1st Biennale of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Exhibited ‘Doxa's Masters and martyrs’ series.
July 2007 ‘Name of the land’ Group show and workshop in the ancient jail of Genti Koule, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Exhibited a wood painting (‘Agia Paraskevitch’). Direction and curation: Denys Zacharopolous,
Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art.
May 2005 Screening ‘Young Videomakers night’,
Showed two videos directed in France (‘Le Mépris’) and Greece (‘Greece on Hands’), St Etienne, France.
June 2004 ‘EF#1’, Fine Arts School of St Etienne. Showed two videos directed in Chicago: ‘3 Easy Pieces’ and ‘Le Monologue’.
May 2004 ‘New art Shape’, G2 Gallery, Chicago. Showed video ‘Maps’.
Ordered Directings
May 2005 Witness video for Gloria Friedman’s happening, Saint Etienne Museum of Modern Art
Nov 2004 Documentaries: ‘Useful shapes’ and ‘Robelin’s collection’, Saint Etienne Museum of Modern Art
May 2003 Music video for the Dandy Freaks band.
Published Works as an Author
January 2009 Wrote about Vincent Vergne’s show ‘Output’ for public introduction paper (contemporary dance).
March 2007 Wrote about Clothilde Frappier’s work for catalogue.
May 2006 Wrote introduction to Marianne Daudenet’s work for dossier.
June 2005 Wrote about Eun-Hwa Park’s work for dossier.
Publications containing reproductions
Jan 2010 8e Art, cultural mag.
May 2009 Booklet of Vernand's Contemporary Art Festival.
Avril 2008 Kiblind n°20, cultural mag.
Mars 2008 Catalogue 7th biennale of Young Creation.
Oct 2007 Topos, magazine of the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art.
Sept 2007 Catalogue Action Field Kodra.
Interventions
Juin 09- now Founder and presenter of the radio program 'les rendez_vous de la création contemporaine' on Radio Brume. Weekly show about contemporary art downloadable on rdvcreation.wordpress.com.
May 2009 Radio columnist about contemporary art news in 'C'est à l'affiche' radio show, Lyon Première.
April 2008 Guest in ‘Comprendre l’art contemporain’ radio show , Radio Brume, Lyon.
Nov 2007 Guest in ‘Culture Pub’ radio show , Radio Brume, Lyon.